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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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